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Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Season 17 1978 - 1979
TV-G

  • 1978-09-17T04:00:00Z on Animal Planet
  • 25m
  • 4h 35m (11 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, Family
Premiering in 1963 broadcast on prime-time from 1968-1971 and airing in syndication until 1988 the Emmy Award-winning MUTUAL OF OMAHA'S WILD KINGDOM was one of the longest-running and most beloved television series of all time. A pioneer of the narrative nature-documentary format the educational series followed venerable host and ecologist Marlin Perkins (later joined by Jim Fowler Peter Gros Stan Brock and Tom Allen) as he trekked to the farthest reaches of the globe to study wild animals in their natural habitats.

11 episodes

Season Premiere

1978-09-17T04:00:00Z

17x01 Moose Airlift

Season Premiere

17x01 Moose Airlift

  • 1978-09-17T04:00:00Z25m

Moose are extinct in Colorado. This show takes place in the mountains of Utah airlifting moose out of the mountains transporting them to Colorado.

1978-10-08T04:00:00Z

17x02 Shark Pack of Enewetak

17x02 Shark Pack of Enewetak

  • 1978-10-08T04:00:00Z25m

Marlin joins Dr. Nelson to attempt to determine what causes sharks to attack.

17x03 First Winter of the Bobcat

  • 1978-11-05T05:00:00Z25m

This is a species story in which human beings are not involved. It is of a young bobcat facing his first winter on his own having been ousted by his mother.

17x04 Women in the Wild Kingdom

  • 1978-11-19T05:00:00Z25m

A special wildlife report on outstanding conservation research being done by three women in the wild kingdom.

1978-12-24T05:00:00Z

17x05 The Remarkable Farallons

17x05 The Remarkable Farallons

  • 1978-12-24T05:00:00Z25m

Marlin documents this special research project done by Harriet Huber monitoring the drama of the territorial fights of the stellar sea lion bulls during the breeding season taking place on an island in the Pacific.

1978-12-31T05:00:00Z

17x06 Wildlife's Last Chance

17x06 Wildlife's Last Chance

  • 1978-12-31T05:00:00Z25m

Perhaps the only way to save certain endangered animals from extinction is through the use of zoos and wild animal parks. This question is examined in this episode.

1979-01-28T05:00:00Z

17x07 Return of the Falcon

17x07 Return of the Falcon

  • 1979-01-28T05:00:00Z25m

The Peregrine Falcon is returned to areas where they have become extinct.

1979-02-04T05:00:00Z

17x08 Wildlife Rancher

17x08 Wildlife Rancher

  • 1979-02-04T05:00:00Z25m

A special report on work being done by David Hopcraft, wildlife rancher in an effort to save the wildlife of east Africa.

1979-02-11T05:00:00Z

17x09 Expedition Seaquarium

17x09 Expedition Seaquarium

  • 1979-02-11T05:00:00Z25m

Marlin and Dr. Tom Hobson observe predatory and prey fish, and the sleeping sharks of Andros.

1979-03-04T05:00:00Z

17x10 Predators of the Mara

17x10 Predators of the Mara

  • 1979-03-04T05:00:00Z25m

Totally devoid of people and concentrating on ecology, this program takes a close look at the predatory animals, which live on the Mara of the Serengeti Plains in Africa.

1979-03-18T05:00:00Z

17x11 Dilemma at Horicon

17x11 Dilemma at Horicon

  • 1979-03-18T05:00:00Z25m

Horicon Marsh, a Canada Goose refuge is too successful. Too many birds show up and depredate the crops of the farmers. Marlin observes the research work being done in an attempt to solve this problem.

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